Guwahati, Thursday, August 29, 2002
| 56 students to miss NDA exam for postal delay By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Aug 28 � As many as 56 eligible students from Sainik School, Goalpara, will miss their chance to appear for National Defence Academy (NDA) entrance examination scheduled for September 15 next, thanks to late delivery of their applications to the UPSC by the Speed Post service of the Postal Department. The Principal of Sainik School, Goalpara, Lt Col RS Nehra informed that all the applications of 56 students of the school were despatched through Speed Post from Guwahati on May 11 last. However, the same were received by the UPSC office in New Delhi on August 5 last while the last date of receipt of application was May 20 in respect of candidates belonging to Assam area. Although the authority of Sainik School has pleaded with the UPSC to consider the candidature of the students and allow them to appear in the NDA entrance examination as they should not be victimised for the delay in delivery of their application by postal department, the UPSC has turned down the request made through Sainik School Society, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. The Principal stated that the rigid stand taken by the UPSC had demoralised the students and training staff of the school who have been toiling in preparing for the NDA entrance examination. The boys from Class XII standard of the School are still sweating it out in preparing for the entrance test with a hope that their application will be considered even at this stage and they will get their last chance to join the armed forces through NDA. It is pertinent to mention that the basic aim of Sainik School is to prepare its students academically, physically and mentally for joining the defence forces through NDA. |
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